Level 2 Lesson 14 / too, also / -도 – Part 2

This is part 2 of our lesson on how to say “also” or “too” in Korean. In this lesson, we are introducing how to use -도 with verbs. In order to add -도 verbs, you need to change the verb into the noun form, -기, so listen in to find out both how to change a verb into the noun form and also how to use -도 with verbs after that.

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A lesson on changing a verb into a noun should have come before this lesson. The meaning of a word changes completely when it becomes a noun instead of a verb. Its hard to fully understand how the meaning of a verb changes when it becomes a noun in this lesson. This makes it even more hard to understand how to properly use the noun in conjunction with -도, as well as the new, new meaning that the verb takes now that it has become a noun paired with also.

Duaa

✨ 예전에 그냥 한국어로 읽기 했는데 지금은 말하기도 해요 ~^^

Karla Ontiveros

저는 스페인어 말도 해요.

I feel like that is not right, but is it…?

Far Ah BenNai

저는 스페인어 말기도 해요.

Larry Aaron

말하다 –> 말하기도 –> 스헤인어 말하기도 해요.

Melanie Schroder

안녕하세요!
I have a doubt, if I want to say that I can speak english and I can speak a little bit of korean too, how should I write it?
저는 영어를 말 할 수 있어요 그리고 조금 한국어를…? And then?
I don’t know how to conjugate “할 수 있다” with -도.
감사합니다!

Since 공부하다 is already in 하다 form, there is no need to use the ~기 하다 form. You can just add 도 between 공부 and 하다 to express “I also study”. (See the box at the end of page 2 of the PDF).

Also, in your first sentence, the word that you’re modifying with 도 is 영어, which is a noun, not a verb. Hence, in order to express that you study English as well as Korean, just say 영어도 공부해요. (i.e. the previous lesson). Thus, you’re modifying 영어, not 공부하다.

Sae

THANKS

ryebun17

1. 어제는 친구하고 수영기도 했어요.
2. 오늘은 오후 비가 오기도 할 거예요.

1. Yesterday I was also swimming with my friend.
2. Today afternoon it will rain too.

마자여?

Lexie

오늘은 공부기도 했어요

魏得宇

공부하다 don’t have to be changed in this manner.
You can just separate the noun part from 하다 and add. 도 after the noun part
like this: 오늘은 공부도 했어요.

차기도 좋아해요. I also like tea.
한국 드라마도 봐요. I also watch K-Dramas.
오늘은 한국어도 공부했어요. Today, I studied Korean as well.

Jessica

저도 대학생 이에요! – I am a university student too!
저는 이탈리아어를 배우고 있어요. 그리고 한국어도 배우고 있어요. – I am learning italian and I am also learning Korean
저는 자전거를 타고 학교에 가기도 해요.- I also ride a bike to school (in the context where I don’t just walk to school, I also ride a bike to school)
감사합니다!